So, I’ve got a new bike….a Trek Farley 7,I sold two bikes to get this one. One was my Trek Speed Concept TT bike and the other my beloved Salsa Fargo. Selling the Fargo wasn’t easy. I was thinking of upgrading to the newer Fargo frameset. They are more “mountain bikey” compared to the 1st…
Author: Onrhodes
Happy Butt
This is about a happy butt. Not a happy, but……. Saddles for cyclists are a very personal thing. We’re all known to be rather obsessive about things like seat height, pedal/cleat setup, handlebar tilt, the list can go on and on. But (not butt) I haven’t met a single rider who is indifferent about their…
Little Overnight
Did an overnight out to Stub Stewart. The original plan was for 5 of us to head up, but unfortunately both Keith and Michelle ended up being sick this week. Keith just coming out of it and Michelle just coming down with it. I still had the company of Maria and Mark though and we…
Not What We Planned
Today started out with a plan. It ended up quite differently, but still it was a good day. The original plan called for an 80 mile loop at a fairly pedestrian pace. Nate Jones, the owner of Ride Yr Bike put this ride together. It sounded like fun, so I was up and on MAX…
A Rare Snow Day
The last time we had any appreciable snow out our way just happened to be the weekend we moved into our house. That was almost 2 years ago now. Coming from a snow state, it’s still funny the way the news media treats snowfalls in the Portland Metro area. The tone from the reporters and…
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